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Baseball season is fast approaching its 162nd game and regular season conclusion. For the second year, though, four teams will be playing game 163. Since being implemented last season, much has been said about the incongruity of a one-game playoff after a 162-game marathon, and the debate will likely continue as long as it exists. For now, though, 90-plus wins may only be good for one extra game.

As one would hope and expect for a team with a $241 million payroll this season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are well positioned going forward.

Two-time American League MVP Cal Ripken Jr. knows a thing or two about one of the top awards in the majors.

This week, Ripken Jr. joins Behind the Mic to give us his picks for 2013's MVPs. Who do you think deserves the coveted award?

Let us know in the comments below, and stay tuned for more Behind the Mic on Bleacher Report. 

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The Cy Young Award is one of the most prestigious awards in all of sports. Former Cy Young Award winner John Smoltz joins Behind the Mic to give us his 2013 MLB Cy Young predictions for both the National League and American League.

Who do you think will win the Cy Young Award this year? Let us know in the comments below, and stay tuned for more Behind the Mic on Bleacher Report. 

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Mired in a five-game losing streak and all but eliminated from the AL wild card race, the Baltimore Orioles were dealt a blow on Monday that could affect them beyond this September.

The regular season is winding down, and Behind the Mic's John Smoltz is giving us his predictions for the 2013 Most Valuable Player for both the National League and American League. There are clear front-runners, but, as we know, anything can happen in October.

Watch now and stay tuned for more Behind the Mic on Bleacher Report. 

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The Cincinnati Reds secured their third trip to the postseason in three years last night with a late-inning victory and a Washington Nationals loss.

They said you couldn't parody “Blurred Lines” without skin suits. They said it couldn't be done tastefully. And they were wrong.

After winning the NL East, the Atlanta Braves have plenty to celebrate—and their fans are doing it in style.

Congratulations to the 11 MLB teams that entered play on Monday with at least a 25 percent chance of making the playoffs, but only five of them are actually contenders to win the 2013 World Series.

Not all World Series champions are created equal, but recent winners have a handful of things in common that suggest a possible formula for identifying the true candidates to win it all.

Baseball's playoff races are scorching in both leagues with less than a week left in the 2013 MLB regular season.

There are still a pair of divisions up for grabs and one game separating three teams for two AL wild-card berths.

Some of those teams have reached this point by riding the backs of players on tremendous hot streaks, while other contenders have hung in despite key players struggling.